A new trauma recovery center opened at the Center for Community Alternatives in Downtown Brooklyn.<\/p>\n
Organizers say the center provides free trauma-informed care to survivors of physical violence, inmate partner or family abuse, incarceration and more.<\/p>\n
Johnny Matos was a participant of one of the programs.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can get money back, you can get clothes back, you can get all the material things back \u2013 but\u2026you can\u2019t get your time back,” said Matos.<\/p>\n
Matos was formerly incarcerated and battled with an opioid addiction. He says this new program will change lives.<\/p>\n
“In many cases, recidivism is like ridiculously high because a lot of us aren\u2019t given the resources that are needed,” said Matos.<\/p>\n
Clinical Case Manager Anuse Chattergee says the approach isn’t to just look at the crime or the addiction, but what came before.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople that are dealing with some type of legal issues have some type of trauma in their past that are driving or at least partly responsible for the legal issues that they’re facing,” said Chattergee.<\/p>\n
He also says the new center will provide individualized therapy. But they also provide clothing, help getting a job and support groups.<\/p>\n